Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-16
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sandusky, Ohio, proposes to abolish
her strect-lanps and light the city by
electricity.
The annual reunion of the Tenth Min
nesota regiment occurred IN St. Paul
Wednesday afternoon.
Dr.. Olston and Victor Lonse. accused
Of robblng Ole Anderson of $1,000, were
honorably discharged.
The New York brokers are moving in
the stock exchange for the abolition Of
the the Saturday half-lloliday.
Jack Dempsey and Johnny Reagan
signed new articles to fight to p finish
between the 9th and 14th Of december
next.
The Northern Pacific has iss:,c tariff
on apples from st. Paul to Helena,
Mont, at S1.25 per 100 pounds in car
load lots.
Af1ldarits Of prominent Eenians ore
published in New York charging O'Dy-
Mantle Rosa with revealing the secrets
of the order.
The largest duty ever paid at the Bos-
ton custom house was that Of So9, 993,
paid on Saturday by Boston merchant
| for sugar entry.
| has voted unanimously to expel William
J. Mciariglc from membership in the
Masonic order.
| The fourth exposition in St. Louis has
| opened amidst blaze Of trumpets, and
TO- GOO people squeezed their way through
| the building the first day.
| The first business meeting Of the Army
| of the Tennessee at Detroit was called to
order by Gen. Sherman. In the audience
was fair sprinkling of ladies.
! The st. Paul has declared dividend of
81 per cent. on the preferred stock and
| 2}ss on the common, payable Oct. H. The
books will close Sept 26 and reopen on
Oct. II.
The annual report OF the secretary Of
the interior is out. The Northern Pa
ciflc In it shows 2, 1873 miles Of railroad
and total, including leased lines, 3,051
miles,
| Eastern railroad p,anagers have de-
cidcd that travelling theatrical companies
are not families" and arc not there
fore entitled to travel upon family mile
age tickets.
Robert Ntckle, the famous prcdstidigita
teur. who lnystificd so many at the Cen
! IL
| engagement at the Minneapolis eEposi-
ton next Monday.
Before the interstate commission
Judge Francis, Of Bismarck, is accused
Of travelling upon free pass issued by
the Northern Pacific railroad, contrary
to the interstate law.
Something like Texas fever is killing
the farmers cattle around Blue Island,
near Chicago. The disease is supposed
!! to have originated from manure hauled
from the stock-yards..
William Munger, famous Ohio cop
perhcad during. the war, and noNaber
of congress from 1867 to 1871, fell dead
last Friday at Findlay, Of heart disease.
He was better known as "Fiddler Bill. "
| The Chicag, elevators ut the present
time contain y, 49S, 544 bushels of grain.
OF this amount 5.640,341 bushels consist
Of wheat, 2,s25, 76l bushels of corn,
l, 800 1874 bushels OF oats, 70,239 bushsli
Of rye and 155, $40 bushels Of barley.
One Of Chtcago's alderman, Mr. Ham
line, desires the enactment of civil ser
vice ordinance for the government of ap-
pointmonts and removals in the varioda
branches of the city administration.
A new road, the Cherokee & Dakota,
has been Incorporated with a stock Of
| a, 900, 900. The incorporators propose TO
build the road from Cherokee, hEza,
through the state and into Nebraska,
Minnesota and Dakota. z
The colonel of an Alabama militia resi.
ment has sent by express to the governor
Of Connecticut the battle nag Of tho Six.
teenth Connecticut volunteers. The flag
was captured BIZ an Alabama soldier n
Plymouth, n. C., in April, 1854
The Manitoba railroad extension has
reached the crossing Of Beaver creek,
virtually the Fort Assfniboin station.
Some S, 600 changed hands on the result,
most Of the betting being on the track
reaching there by Dec. 3.
/ The production Of anthracite coal TO,
the week ending Sept 8, was SOL, 4Ss
tons, against 5el, 1871 tons for the corres
ponding week last yesr-an increase Of
80, 2N tons. Tho production from Jan.
to Sept. 5, was 22,6O5, 845 tons, agains,
20, 27S, $40 tons for the like period in 1884
ian increase Of 2 SCI, 025 tons. /: :.
The agricultural department reports /.
heavy reduction in the condition Of .cor1
In the west since the last report. In til,
seven corn-surplus states, the average Ii
/ 10 per cont lower than last month. Da
kota spring wheat returns are better thar
before, while from Minnesota, Wiscon
sin, Iowa and Nebrasks tho reports are Z
shada worse a. s st:
4 Big MIL Fire. In Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. II Early Satur.
day evening fire was discovered IN The
saw mill Of McMullen Il 20. at the falls
and before ii could t.e exting11isled thai